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TVCA-PROC-0874 - Travel Services

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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Planning

28 Aug 2026 at 11:07

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority is preparing a potential corporate travel booking system for itself and other entities within the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group. The requirement is for a digital platform to manage and streamline the end-to-end business travel process, supported by travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services. The work will support corporate travel activity in the United Kingdom, with the buying organisation based in Darlington. The planned service combines travel management expertise with technology for booking and administering business journeys. It may suit providers offering corporate travel booking platforms, travel management services, travel agency operations or integrated solutions that can support several public-sector group entities through a single service.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-tender market engagement exercise, rather than an invitation to tender. The authority expects to use the engagement to test market appetite, delivery capacity and timescales, procurement risks, opportunities, costs and practical considerations before deciding whether to proceed. A market-engagement activity is scheduled for 14 September 2026. The potential contract is planned as one lot, with an expected term from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029 and a possible extension to 31 December 2030. Its estimated value is £700,000 excluding VAT, or £840,000 including VAT. The procurement is above the applicable threshold. The future procedure and evaluation basis have not yet been settled in this planning record.

The engagement is relevant to established corporate travel providers and technology businesses that can combine a digital booking platform with end-to-end business travel administration. Suppliers with experience serving multiple organisations through a shared system should be well placed to contribute, particularly where they can explain platform capability, implementation capacity, delivery timescales, operational risks and commercial options. Travel agencies, tour operators and providers of traveller assistance may also be relevant if they support business travel rather than leisure travel alone. The authority is specifically seeking market views before defining the potential procurement, so businesses can use this stage to highlight workable service models, integration or process considerations, capacity constraints and cost drivers. No accreditation or specific qualification is identified at this stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TVCA-PROC-0874 - Travel Services

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a Corporate Travel Booking System, with a digital platform designed to manage and streamline the end-to-end process of business travel for Tees Valley Combined Authority and other entities within TVCA Group structure. . Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to: Understand the market's appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise; *Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery; *Understand potential risks associated with the procurement; *Understand opportunities, costs and considerations; and *Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points for consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B89X2VCKH6

Planning Information

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B89X2VCKH6 If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee61
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082097-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63500000 - Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL2 1NJ
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Sadberge & Middleton St George
Westminster Constituency
Stockton West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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